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The boxes we put ourselves in

We all have an image of who we think we are supposed to be?  If you're anything like me, this image wasn't only created by you.  Unfortunately, who we really are or who we want to be may not fit into this picture of who we think we should be.  Not sure if that make sense, but stick with me here.  Our friends, family, significant others, and other people in our lives shape this along with us.  During different seasons, we may allow them to draw this picture more than we allow ourself to.  This isn't always a bad thing.  Sometimes we need the guidance during a tough season when we can't see clearly. But, what happens when you realize that the person inside you just isn't that person?  Maybe you have tried so hard to be what everyone else wants or needs you to be instead who you want to be or who you truly are.  What happens when you sacrifice yourself to the point you feel like you have nothing left to give? It is very common to be inside t...
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Setbacks or maybe not...

Frustration, anger, sadness...  So many emotions come up when we experience setbacks.  It can feel like everything is closing in on you.  Lately I have been experiencing several things that feel like setbacks.  Initially the setbacks made me want to crawl under my desk and cry.  (I promised you transparency a long time ago, and I am sticking to my word). My biggest stress relief became painful after an injury.  Trying to ride and train for mountain bike season was no longer my safe space. At 10 minutes into a ride, I was so frustrated I just wanted to cry.  Everything around swirling and I couldn't just get in my zone in my happy place and leave it behind. This time, I am approaching my setbacks a bit differently.  Why do I have to let them be setbacks?  There are always going to be days in business that are tough.  Things are not going to go the way I want them to.  I have started thinking and pondering on what I could achiev...
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Dream Big. I Mean Really Big!

Dream Big!  So authentic, right?!  I want to tell you what can happen when you dream big.  This may be a long one, sorry, not sorry.  It's time I share what I have been up to the last year.  I have not been extremely vocal about my dreams becoming my reality.  I didn't really realize this until a recent conversation when a relative of mine had no idea of what has all happened over the course of the last 15 months.  There are some pretty big things that have transpired.  I think I was so caught up in all of it, a bit of a whirlwind that I didn't realize how quiet I was being, and if you know me, you know that is not normal, lol. I had realized almost 2 years ago that I was not living out my purpose or my passion.  Something needed to change, but I wasn't sure how to go about making the changes I needed to.  I knew I missed helping people and working in the fitness industry, but I knew I couldn't go about it the way I had in the past....
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Quicksand...

One thing goes wrong, then another, and another, and another...  Before you know it, you are in over your head.  You can't move.  You can't scream.  I know what this feels like.  I am pretty sure most of us know what this feels like.  I hadn't thought about this in awhile in these terms.  It's also like the snowball effect.  It seems like the problem/problems keep getting bigger and bigger or deeper and deeper.  I have watched so many people struggle through 2018 for so many different reasons.  It seems as though quicksand may have been a theme for this past year which got me thinking.  How do we get out of the quicksand when it just wants to suck us deeper and deeper? If you have seen the Princess Bride, Wesley uses some kind of vine to dive in and climb back out.  While this may not seem practical in real life, it is kind of what we should do.  We all need to have a vine in place or a system of vines.  My vines a...
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Resolutions, Challenges, and Failures, oh my!

It is that fabulous time of year again that has us reflecting on the past year and planning for the new one.  How did you do on your 2018 goals?  I have to admit that I actually did pretty good on my goals for 2018.  I'm feeling a bit excited about that because it was a tough year.  Ok, honest moment, the last 4 have been difficult and incredible all at the same time. I have been busy planning 2019 goals.  I don't call them resolutions for myself.  I put a plan together and take it further than a lofty list of what I would like to accomplish if I decided to put in the effort.  Ouch, that may have hurt a bit, but let's be honest.  How many of us have made a list of resolutions to have it be just that, a list?  I know I have in the past.  I have completely fallen flat on my face in the past, but I have learned something valuable.  Resolutions and goals need to be approached differently. I have watched many people join challenges i...
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It's a tough time of year...

I have written about gratitude and how important it is, but let's be honest...  Some days we don't feel thankful.  The holidays are upon us and sometimes they can be hard.  Maybe we miss a loved one.  Maybe the holidays remind us of a tough time.  This is a time we are supposed to reflect on all we have to be thankful for, but maybe you're just not feeling it. I have heard a couple of different people talking about things things that got me thinking.  This time of year can also be filled with fear and envy.  A lot of things happen around the holiday.  Many people get engaged, announce new little additions on the way, and so on and so forth.  Family or friend gathers have us talking about all the great things that happened in the last year, but what if you find yourself scrambling for something to say.  Maybe this year was a tough one.  Maybe this year you feel broken. I have been being informed of a lot of people going through some ...
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Sometimes it's all about the cup you use...

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Perspective.  It's not what is in the cup.  It's not how full the cup is.  It is about how you see that cup.  Take a journey in my brain this morning.  I am hard at work training clients, answering emails, working on marketing, and I took a gander at the cup I am using today.  In artistic lettering is reads, "You're the best."  It's simple and to the point.  No pretty pictures.  No bright colors.  Simple and artistic.  My cup got me thinking about perspective. Life, love, careers are a lot about how we see them.  We don't always get to to know the other side of things.  We can tell ourselves stories about what is going on and why, but they are just that, stories.  It is how we look at it.  I decided this morning to put my healthy beverage of choice into my mug instead of a shaker cup per usual.  I did it without thinking which caused a lot of thought.  Every time I look at my cup, I smile.  Eve...
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